Anchor-strap.



Patenfd Apr.l 8, 1919.

ANCHOR SIRA@ l APPLICATION mw l2` 1918.

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GEORGE E. SEIDEI, 0F RICHMOND, INDIANA.

ANGHOReSTRAP.

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Be it known that I, GEORGE IETSEIDEL, a ,citizen of thel United States,residing in the city oi Richmond, in the county of, IVayne,`

State of Indiana, haveinvented a'new and useful AnchorStrap, of whichthe following is a full,clear, and comprehensive specification andexposition, the same being such as will enable others to lmake and usethe saine with exactitude.

, In loading automobiles, or'other vehicles, in or on ears it isimportant that the vehicle shall be well anchoredin order that it maynotI be jarred or forced out of position Ain transit, therefore 4to'accomplish this with absolute positiveness and with a minimum amount oftime, labor, and expense devoted thereto,` and without danger of damageto the vehicle, is the paramount object of this invention. p Morespecifically stated, my object is to provide anchorsstraps which may bepreviously prepared, and when the vehicle is in position "for shipmentthe anchor straps may be quickly attaoliedto retain the vehicle iiiposition, and then after. the vehicle has arrived at its destination theanchors .may be I quickly removed and again used in the saine manner asbefore.

f 'Other minorobjects and particular advantages of the invention willsuggest theinselves in the course of the following .description, andthat which is new will be set up in thefappended claims. y

The preferred form for the construction of my invention, and one mannerof its appli'- cation to practice, is clearly shown .in the ac-Acompanying drawings, in which-- Figure l is perspective view'of aportion of anautffqnobile, showing two of the wheelsy anchored by meansofniy invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of one of my anchor straps alone,showing the relative positions of the parts but with the end portions`moved apart, laterally with re- And Fig. 3 is an edge view of one of myanchor strapsnlone, with the end portions shown in actualoperativeposition.v

Siniilaiindices denote like parts throughout the three views i In orderthat the construction, the operation, and the advantages of my inventionmay be more fully understood andappreciated, I will now take up adetailed description.

thereof, in which I'will set forth the con- Specification of LettersPatent. v

' Patented Apr. 8, 9119.

Application led August 12,1913? serial No. 249,478.

struction andthe operation as fully4 'and as comprehensively as I may.

Referring now to the drawings in detail:

Numeral l denotes the strap or body portion of the device, this isformed, preferably, of

.selfi to provide a double thickness thereof,

and each plate is bent near the center, after being; folded, to tor-'nitwo portions which are 1 dis? i: ed at an obtuse angle Witlifrelation toeach other.A

An end of the flexible body or strap l is located between the twothicknesses of the plate, from which it projects parallel therewith, andit is secured to the plate by a plurality of floor, and will be rivets Cand C, which extend through both I thicknesses of the plate and throughthe strap. The turned edges, D and D, et the plates are located at theend of 'the' plate reniote 'from the strap. l f

Also an aperture., and l', is termed through that part of cach plateother than thatto which the strap is secured` and said apertures extendthrough both thicknesses of the plate.

The said apertures are so located that they.

will register with each other when the two plates A and I3 are nestedtogether, as in Figs. l and 3.

Numeral denotes lagholts or screws, there being one for each anchorstrap, that is one for each two plates. and the body portion ofthelagdiolt is adapted tofbe insorted through the apertures E nitidil,withthe heads of said bolts or screws in contact with the surface ofplate B.

Letter-"X denotes the support, which may be the {io-or of a car, or thedeck tin'ibers above tlieloor. Letter Z denotes thc chock blocks formedto lit the curvature of the wheel and rin which the wheel rests, saidblocks being locatedon the floor X; and Y denotesI the sideboards rwhichare secured I to the sides of the blocks Z and contact with the sides of`the tires T which arecarried by and form apart of the Wheel. Letter Wdenotes the spokesof the Wheels, only those being lettered which areemployed with myv anchor. c e

It is to be understood that the -two lates of each anchor "trap may, ifdesired,-- secured-.to the floor independently of each vother thatisthey may be-'spaced apart, as

in Fig. 2, 4and each maybe secured by a lag-bolt. i Operation: Thevehicle to be anchored is first placedin position in connection with thechockbloeks, in the usual manner,` asv shown in Fig. 1. Two ofmy'anchors are lthen employed with each wheel of the ve hicle, thecentralv ortion of the body of each anchor is then paced around yaspoke, the two anchors Vfor that wheel being located on spokes forwardand rearward of a vertical v line through the, center of the wheel. Theyend plates of the anchor are then nested tothe floor, the forward anchorbein disposed gether and brought down and outward' to downward andforward at an ang e andthe rearward anchorvbeing disposed downward andlrearwzud at an angle.y The angle at 4which the anchors are disposed'being govf erned bythe distance -requiregito make the anchorstautfafter they are secured to the From the above it is evident that thetwo anchor straps for any vone wheel. act as braces counteracting eachother and thereby v preventing the wheel from being I'oved forward orrearward, as well as upward.' Also it will be'observed that the twoanchors of onewheel will act as bracesc'ounteracting with the twoanchors of the' wheel directly opposite thereto, thereby preventinglateral or sidewise motion of the vehicle.

Chor strap thereby making `them taut orunder tension.

As the four wheels of Vthe vehicle are thhs anchored it is evident thatthe vehicle will be securely vretained in position, yet there will beenough elasticity in the anchory straps f the advantages thereof. y

racaal2 to prevent undue strain, and as thecontact portions" of theanchor straps-with the wheels are of fabric: or soft material it isevident that .thepaintor varnish yvill not be dams' aged thereby.

Iy ydesire that. it that va#l rious. changes maybe made inthe form,size,

vand the proportions of the "parts, and in the kind and the character-ofthematerial employed, without' departing` fom'the'spirit of theinvention and without sacrificing Aanyof Having now.fullyshowings-iterate my invention', what I 'claim' andi desire 'tosecure y Letters *Patent*scf4 theunited.: States, s-'

1.; An anchor ystrip 'ai strap nested together with the said 'aperturesthereof Lin registering alinement with each other' whereby a bolt may beinsertedv through the apertures 'to secure `the-platesv to afloor.' I v.2. In combination with avehicle having wheels a `pair of anchor straps`for each wheel and each comprising afstrp' of slightly resilient andexible material whose'central portion may be loopedfin connection with ayportion of a wheel with` its ends extending toward. the support for thevehicle,'an` angu-l lar plate secured to each of said strips, each ofsaid plates having portions at yobtuse angles to each other' with theportion farv90 thestl `from said strip adapted'tc'rI rest flat upon thesupport for said vehicle, the two plates of each anchor strap beinadapted to nest ytogether one upon the o er, and a single securing meansfor detachably con- 9'5 necting two of the nested plates to said suport, all substantially as shown and "descri ed?. i l I i In testimonywhereof I have hereunto 10o subscribed myname to thisspeciication in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.l

` GEQRGE E. SEIDEL. Witnesses:- I f Rom. w, muda, f y R. E.`RANDLE. l

`of` 7'0. flexible material adapted to form alloopwith4 its ends'brought near together, 'en -.an lar platesecured to each end'ofthe-'fini l material and each .having an apertu'r-ethe through, said`plates beingl adapted tov'beA '7B

